What color is #B1B9CE?

#B1B9CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B9CE?

The RGB value is 177, 185, 206: 177 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B9CE?

The complementary color is #CEC6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B9CE color

#B1B9CE rgb(177, 185, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1B9CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.5% green and 80.8% blue (177, 185, 206).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Mist (#B0B8CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#B1B9CE color codes

HEX	`#B1B9CE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 185, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.14, 1.47, -11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.14, 11.61, 277.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.618, 48.501, 65.286)`
Decimal	`11647438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B9CE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B1B9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B1B9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b9ce; }
.text { color: #b1b9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 185 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b9ce, #b7b1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1B9CE?: #B1B9CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ethereal Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B9CE?: The RGB value is 177, 185, 206: 177 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B9CE?: The complementary color is #CEC6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.